Sotomura is a high-school girl who is feared as a delinquent and avoided by most students. From her light-brown hair down to her long skirt and harsh manner of speaking, she completely seems the part.

But after Sotomura rescues a girl named Haruno from some bullies, Haruno decides to try to get to know her better. Haruno is surprised to find out that Sotomura isn't a delinquent at all and is, in fact, just a very socially awkward girl that's bad with words but wants to make friends. She enjoys cooking, handicrafts, and hitting the supermarket sales. Sotomura also loves cute and fancy things, but she hides these girly traits because she feels they don't suit how she looks.

Haruno's first step in helping Sotomura is to try to teach her how to smile, because whenever she tries, it ends up as a scary grin. Thus begins the story of Sotomura's attempts to make new friends.

Have you ever felt as if you are a protagonist of a fictional story? Then Ori's life could be called a cruel drama: the death of her parents, uncaring guardians, bullying in school, nervousness around people... But as a matter of fact she is... an invented character in the truest sense of the word! And the author, who decides her future, is already writing a tragic finale! Only, ignorant Ori does not obey his will...

This is Pandora of Eternal Return, the second part of the Epigraph trilogy and continuation of Epigraph of the Closed Curve

Simo Häyhä, the legendary sniper who distinguished himself defending Finland from Russia in World War II, is a woman.

From Paper Dolls Project:

Shinomiya-kun's aloofness attracted Yukino's attention and because of that, she started to see a new side of him. And now, even though he loves school, Shinomiya-kun has to quit school due to home circumstances. To be able to continue seeing him, what would Yukino do?

From Easy Going Scans: Five different people are gathered in an abandoned hospital after getting a mysterious phone call, and the mastermind behind the curtains holds their families hostage. He orders them to figure out the one culprit who killed his brother... Or otherwise, they will all die.

When a stray black cat named Kuro crosses Mahiru Shirota’s path, the high school freshman’s life will never be the same again. Kuro is, in fact, no ordinary feline, but a servamp: a servant vampire. While Mahiru’s personal philosophy is one of non-intervention, he soon becomes embroiled in an ancient, altogether surreal conflict between vampires and humans.

Growing up in the late 16th century Sengoku era Japan, Shinmen Takezō is shunned by the local villagers as a devil child due to his wild and violent nature. Running away from home with a fellow boy at age 17, Takezo joins the Toyotomi army to fight the Tokugawa clan at the Battle of Sekigahara. However, the Tokugawa win a crushing victory, leading to nearly three hundred years of Shogunate rule. Takezo and his friend manage to survive the battle and afterwards swear to do great things with their lives. However, after their paths separate, Takezo becomes a wanted criminal and must change his name and his nature in order to escape an ignoble death.

Note: Won the 24th Kodansha Manga Award in the general category in 2000. Won the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2002 and was nominated for the 2003 Eisner Award in the Best Writer/Artist category.

The meeting between two cold beauties -- the ambitious Ai and the impulsive Tomo -- and the complicated relationship that blossoms between them.

From Yaoi Desire Revolution & Hoshikuzuu Scans:

He was reunited with Motoi, who was like a big brother to him. But then Motoi suddenly asks him to participate in an experiment!?

From MangaHelpers:
Mikado Shuuji is just an ordinary guy, but he has a very unusual knife that he uses for cooking. It's actually a famous short sword that marks its owner as the head of the ninjas, and now there are hot ninja girls coming after him to take it back. Hinamori Botan is one of those hot ninja girls, but her efforts to attack Shuuji mostly end up inadvertently stripping her. After she concludes that she does not want to steal the sword and kill Shuuji, she ends up deciding to serve him as a ninja instead. Now she must protect him from the other ninja that come to claim his sword and his life.

The characters of Durarara!! have been made small and are going on a rampage in Ikebukuro! Lots of things are happening today on these streets where reality and illusion mix together!

"The days when I laugh and the days when I cry, there are words I want to tell you who has been by my side."

Assassins--they are humans that have exceptional skills which they use in killing people. The most dangerous among them is the Assassin of Crimson--the former leader of the Assassin guild Yuuyami, and the one who killed the country's leader, King Mars. Due to this, the country's princess has declared that whoever captures her will obtain fortune and become the princess' husband, essentially becoming the next king.
Virgil is a guy who has red hair and looks like a girl. He is travelling with a performing troupe while searching for his twin brother Serge. His peculiar features seem to have matched the known characteristics of the Assassin of Crimson. The following events will lead him to discover the mystery behind the death of the king--and the identity of the Assassin of Crimson.

The most popular guy at school may not be so popular at all? To prove his worth, he confessed to the most beautiful girl in his grade, but she flat out rejects him! The boy does not give up, no, but when he tries to get close to her, he may be just falling for her for real?

The story takes place in a world where seven people with unusual powers are crowned as "kings," and revolves around the "bonds" and "fate" between the people involved.

Ichihara Yui is a 15 years old high school girl. On the first day, she meets Itsuka Daisuke and mistakes him for a teacher. To her surprise, they meet again in the classroom but he is in fact a high schooler too. Indeed, Itsuka is 25 years old and he wants to enjoy the high school life he has never been able to get ten years ago.

From MangaHelpers: Known as the gargoyle of Inogashira Park police station because of his scary face, Saejima Toshiyuki was a loser. He's pretty much a virgin for all intent and purposes, aside from the companions that he pays for. He wasn’t always a loser though. During his high school days, he was feared as a badass, but now he is just a person people feel sorry for. He then meets Arimori Shizuka, a beautiful girl that seems comfortable in her sexuality. Toshiyuki learns that she was a high class escort that has been with over 1000 men. She was doing it out of love for her abusive boyfriend but, realizing her mistake, quits. Shizuka is now being harassed and Toshiyuki reverts back to his aggressive personality to protect the love of his life. [vyc]

A 18-year old-Japanese otaku from Tokyo runs into a cute and lost Chinese cyclist. He offers her to lead the way, and she gladly accepts. But what happens when her destination turns out to be Kyoto instead of the sports stadium he thought of? Will the Chinese he learned from anime be enough to communicate, and moreover where will this unexpected journey lead them to?

A bittersweet growth story about headstrong children.